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Dual-telescope multi-channel thermal-infrared radiometer for outer planet fly-by missions

Acta Astronautica Elsevier 128 (2016) 628-639

Authors:

Shahid Aslam, Michael Amato, Neil Bowles, Simon Calcutt, Tilak Hewagama, Joseph Howard, Carly Howett, Wen-Ting Hsieh, Terry Hurford, Jane Hurley, Patrick Irwin, Donald E Jennings, Ernst Kessler, Brook Lakew, Mark Loeffler, Michael Mellon, Anthony Nicoletti, Conor A Nixon, Nathaniel Putzig, Gerard Quilligan, Julie Rathbun, Marcia Segura, John Spencer, Joseph Spitale, Garrett West

Abstract:

The design of a versatile dual-telescope thermal-infrared radiometer spanning the spectral wavelength range 8–200 µm, in five spectral pass bands, for outer planet fly-by missions is described. The dual-telescope design switches between a narrow-field-of-view and a wide-field-of-view to provide optimal spatial resolution images within a range of spacecraft encounters to the target. The switchable dual-field-of-view system uses an optical configuration based on the axial rotation of a source-select mirror along the optical axis. The optical design, spectral performance, radiometric accuracy, and retrieval estimates of the instrument are discussed. This is followed by an assessment of the surface coverage performance at various spatial resolutions by using the planned NASA Europa Mission 13-F7 fly-by trajectories as a case study.
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The Geology of Pluto and Charon Through the Eyes of New Horizons

(2016)

Authors:

Jeffrey M Moore, William B McKinnon, John R Spencer, Alan D Howard, Paul M Schenk, Ross A Beyer, Francis Nimmo, Kelsi N Singer, Orkan M Umurhan, Oliver L White, S Alan Stern, Kimberly Ennico, Cathy B Olkin, Harold A Weaver, Leslie A Young, Richard P Binzel, Marc W Buie, Bonnie J Buratti, Andrew F Cheng, Dale P Cruikshank, Will M Grundy, Ivan R Linscott, Harold J Reitsema, Dennis C Reuter, Mark R Showalter, Veronica J Bray, Carrie L Chavez, Carly JA Howett, Tod R Lauer, Carey M Lisse, Alex Harrison Parker, SB Porter, Simon J Robbins, Kirby Runyon, Ted Stryk, Henry B Throop, Constantine CC Tsang, Anne J Verbiscer, Amanda M Zangari, Andrew L Chaikin, Don E Wilhelms
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Surface Compositions Across Pluto and Charon

(2016)

Authors:

WM Grundy, RP Binzel, BJ Buratti, JC Cook, DP Cruikshank, CM Dalle Ore, AM Earle, K Ennico, CJA Howett, AW Lunsford, CB Olkin, AH Parker, S Philippe, S Protopapa, E Quirico, DC Reuter, B Schmitt, KN Singer, AJ Verbiscer, RA Beyer, MW Buie, AF Cheng, DE Jennings, IR Linscott, J Wm Parker, PM Schenk, JR Spencer, JA Stansberry, SA Stern, HB Throop, CCC Tsang, HA Weaver, GE Weigle, LA Young, the New Horizons Science Team
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The Small Satellites of Pluto as Observed by New Horizons

(2016)

Authors:

HA Weaver, MW Buie, BJ Buratti, WM Grundy, TR Lauer, CB Olkin, AH Parker, SB Porter, MR Showalter, JR Spencer, SA Stern, AJ Verbiscer, WB McKinnon, JM Moore, SJ Robbins, P Schenk, KN Singer, OS Barnouin, AF Cheng, CM Ernst, CM Lisse, DE Jennings, AW Lunsford, DC Reuter, DP Hamilton, DE Kaufmann, K Ennico, LA Young, RA Beyer, RP Binzel, VJ Bray, AL Chaikin, JC Cook, DP Cruikshank, CM Dalle Ore, AM Earle, GR Gladstone, CJA Howett, IR Linscott, F Nimmo, J Wm Parker, S Philippe, S Protopapa, HJ Reitsema, B Schmitt, T Stryk, ME Summers, CCC Tsang, HHB Throop, OL White, AM Zangari
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The Red Edge Problem in asteroid band parameter analysis

Meteoritics and Planetary Science Wiley 51:4 (2016) 806-817

Authors:

Sean S Lindsay, Tasha L Dunn, Joshua P Emery, Neil E Bowles
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